Army
Commons · Question 110150 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107813 on Army, what new capabilities )a) have and (b) are in the process of being fielded to the Army via Task Force Rapstone.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 10 Feb 2026
RAPSTONE is an Army initiative to accelerate the fielding of new capabilities into the British Army. These include: - Tactical uncrewed airborne systems (UAS) - short and medium range tactical drones.- Systems to detect, track and counter UAS at the tacti...